Zócalo Public Square

We combine public programs and journalism to examine essential questions in a broad-minded and accessible spirit.

A unit of ASU Media Enterprise.

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Join Zócalo at @arteamericas on Thurs. June 11 in Fresno, CA, where we’ll explore the question “How Does the Central Valley Harness Its Power?” Moderated by @fresnoland’s founder and editor-in-chief @DaniBergstrom. RSVP here:
https://t.co/DXGirtwR7N

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Columnist Joe Mathews first began campaigning for the not-so-distinguished post of lieutenant governor in 2009. But now, he’s had a change of heart. Read why: https://t.co/a1K4hOFg5Y

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THIS THURSDAY: Join Zócalo at @arteamericas on June 11 in Fresno, CA, where we’ll explore the question “How Does the Central Valley Harness Its Power?” Moderated by @fresnoland’s founder and editor-in-chief @DaniBergstrom. RSVP here:
https://t.co/DXGirtwR7N

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Did you hear? Sarah Gzemski is our June poetry curator. A poet based in Tucson, Arizona, and the executive director of Noemi Press, Gzemski spoke with us about collaging lines of poetry, swimming with sharks, and more.
https://t.co/aCXwUep8ds

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"Shark Island Mule-Deer" by Paola Valenzuela is our latest #poem.
https://t.co/Cbv98nDOmT

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"It is more than a year into Trump’s immigration enforcement push, and tens of thousands of people are imprisoned with no rights." Sociologists Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Michael A. Messner write what life in an ICE detention facility is like:
https://t.co/Jeh2EnMVWx

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The future is not in your star chart. Astrology may be big business today, but the ancient art is, at best, projective, and at worst, dangerous, writes science journalist Carlos Orsi.
https://t.co/xDlYUKRF43

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If you missed our recent guided bus tour, “Will Wilshire Blvd. Take L.A. Back to the Future?,” read a recap and check out photos from the stops:
https://t.co/ktl4gONp12

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Before joining us for “Will Wilshire Blvd. Take L.A. Back to the Future?,” L.A. Metro archivist Claire Kennedy chatted with us about hand-me-down shirts, $8 lattes, and Los Angeles cowboys on trains.
https://t.co/FOAGGXbb3R

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"Shark Island Mule-Deer" by Paola Valenzuela is our latest #poem, selected by June poetry curator Sarah Gzemski.
https://t.co/Cbv98nDgxl

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We're excited to have Sarah Gzemski as our June poetry curator! Read our chat with her in the green room about collaging lines of poetry, mozzarella sticks as comfort food, and reality TV show Summer House.
https://t.co/aCXwUeoAnU

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2026 Zócalo Book Prize winner @JohnsHopkins anthropologist Anand Pandian (@anandspandian) will join us on June 25 to discuss "Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life, and How to Take Them Down" w/ @madrid_mike & @jumpinthejar:https://t.co/xAqN2eex47

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NEXT WEEK: Join Zócalo at @arteamericas next Thurs. June 11 in Fresno, CA, where we’ll explore the question “How Does the Central Valley Harness Its Power?” Moderated by @fresnoland’s founder and editor-in-chief @DaniBergstrom. RSVP here:
https://t.co/DXGirtwjif

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Working as legal service volunteers, sociologists Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Michael A. Messner meet ICE detainees stuck in bureaucratic limbo who tell them about their daily routines and endless waiting.
https://t.co/Jeh2EnNtM5

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Since 2009, @joemmathews has been gunning for the plush job of lieutenant governor. But not this year. Read why he thinks he is no longer the best choice for this newly important position:
https://t.co/a1K4hOFNVw

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Sarah Gzemski is our June poetry curator! A poet in Tucson, Arizona and the executive director of Noemi Press, Gzemski talked with us about collaging lines of poetry, swimming with sharks, and why 2016 was the most important year of her life.
https://t.co/aCXwUeoAnU

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Every Friday, Zócalo publishes a new poem. Read "Shark Island Mule-Deer" by Paola Valenzuela.
https://t.co/Cbv98nDgxl

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Sociologists Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Michael A. Messner have visited an ICE detention facility in New Mexico. It's worse than prison, they report.
https://t.co/Jeh2EnMVWx

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Since 2009, columnist @joemmathews has wanted to be California’s lieutenant governor. But in this political climate, he no longer wants the gig.
https://t.co/a1K4hOFNVw

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If you missed our recent guided bus tour program, “Will Wilshire Blvd. Take L.A. Back to the Future?,” read a recap and check out event photos:https://t.co/ktl4gONp12

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For her Sketchbook, illustrator Kaayla Lee visits the animal kingdom to explore familial bonds. View the artwork and see why Lee thinks these creatures are “not too different from us humans.”
https://t.co/aGoRgFDq8w